Microwave Peanut Brittle

This is my dad's tried and true recipe. He makes awesome peanut brittle in the MICROWAVE. Yes in the microwave.

Ron's Microwave Peanut Brittle

You will Need:
1 &1/2qt. glass casserole (no plastic)
wooden or metal spoon (no plastic)
lightly greased cookie sheet

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup dry roasted, salted nuts (peanut, almonds or cashews)
1 tsp. unsalted butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
(for almond brittle substitute almond extract for vanilla and 1 cup coconut for butter)

Directions:
Combine sugar and corn syrup in casserole dish.
Microwave on high 4 min.
Add nuts, microwave on high 5 min. (4 min. for 1000+ watt Micro)
Add butter and vanilla, microwave on high 2 min. (1 min. for 1000+ watt Micro
Add baking soda and gently stir.
Pour onto cookie sheet.
Let cool 1 hour.
Break into small pieces and store in an air tight container.

***Recipe must be done exact or it will not work. Do not substitute anything except for the almond brittle.

Enjoy.

Microwaved Caramel Nut Sticky Buns

Well, I got another simple to make recipe for you from that same team member. Enjoy!!!

Caramel Nut Sticky Buns
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional, of course!)
1 can (10 oz) refrigerator biscuits

In an 8 inch round glass dish (I used a glass pie dish) combine butter, sugar, water and cinnamon. Cook on high 1 minute. Stir as soon as butter is melted. Stir in nuts. Separate biscuits and cut each into quarters. Place in sugar mixture and stir carefully to coat each piece.

Push biscuits toward the outside of dish and place custard cup or small glass in the center. Cook on high 2 1/2 to 3 minutes (or until biscuits are no longer raw). Remove custard cup or small glass and let stand for 2 minutes before pulling sections apart and serve warm.

Coffee Mug Cake

A fellow team mate of mine came into our team thread in the forums and said that she was having coffee mug cake for desert. We all wondered what could she mean. Well she came back with this recipe for us...

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if
using)
and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

I am thinking that if you put the dry ingredients in a baggie in a fun mug you could give this as a gift to that hard to buy for person on your Christmas list. I think I may actually do that. I have a few hard to buy for people and I have all of the dry ingredients on hand all the time. hmmmm

I am having a HUMP day Sale

So here is the deal, go to either of my shops MondrysYknotShop or YknotJewelryShop and select the items that you want. I will send you a revised invoice for 10% off of your purchase price. That is right for all of Wednesday October 8th I am having a 10% off sale. Everything in both shops is 10% off. This sale ends at midnight eastern time on Thursday October 9th. 2 whole days of deals.

Etsy West Michigan Team Photo

This is a picture of a few of our team from our recent show at the Hudsonville, Gymnastiks Unlimited. From left to right, Michele =Craftinator,Reah = Racermann, Joanne = SweetSurrenderCandle, Kari = lilypiedesigns, Dulce = themonkeyshop/Dulcescreations, Jenn = MondrysYknotShop/YknotJewelryShop, Cathy = JustJaynes/LydiaLayne, Amy = thePerennialPiecer, Harriet = ThatIsSoC.U.T.E., Kara = lhsblack, Karin = awindowintowhimsy.

btw the little girl in the background on the left, that is my daughter April. She snuck in on the picture.

Check out these great shops on Etsy today. Everything is made in America by Michigan hands.